XXIV A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF 



it was not a fit place to camp, being low and damp. After a great deal of talk 

 and some hard words, the Colonel allowed the doctor to have his way and select 

 a suitable place, and received the thanks of the officers and men. The Colonel 

 never spoke to the doctor after that. 



Excuse delay. Your letter found me in bed sick — have been in that condition 

 for a month, then I had a relapse that laid me up a couple of weeks longer. 



Yours truly, 



John E. Hill, 



Late Captain 2nd Cal. Vol. 



922 Van Ness Ave. 



